{"id":6253,"date":"2022-07-19T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/?p=6253"},"modified":"2022-07-19T19:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:47:01","slug":"how-to-create-fun-twists-on-prom-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/how-to-create-fun-twists-on-prom-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Fun Twists on Prom Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prom is all about memories and traditions, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t shake it up a little bit and put your own fun spin&nbsp;on things. Here are a few twists on Prom traditions&nbsp;that you can use to&nbsp;make Prom&nbsp;more meaningful and memorable for your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Twists on Prom Traditions: \u201cPromposals\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/decorations\/classic-decorations\/floral-and-foliage\/two-tone-roses-package-of-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Two_toneRoses.jpg\" alt=\"Prom_Traditions_Roses\" class=\"wp-image-4773\" width=\"302\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Two_toneRoses.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Two_toneRoses-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Two_toneRoses-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tradition:<\/strong>&nbsp;Students ask each other to Prom in fun and elaborate ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Twist:<\/strong>&nbsp;Have the Prom Committee sponsor formal ways to \u201cprom-pose\u201d and use them as easy Prom fundraisers by charging students a small fee to participate. Here are some ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Balloon-o-gram delivered to students during homeroom. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><em>Lunchtime karaoke \u2013 Ask with a song!<\/em><\/li><li><em>Sell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/decorations\/classic-decorations\/floral-and-foliage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">roses<\/a> (in your Prom colors), chocolates, and cards during lunch. \u00a0<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Twists on Prom Traditions:&nbsp;Grand March<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tradition:<\/strong>&nbsp;Prom attendees are \u201cpresented\u201d to parents, families, and the community before Prom, usually in the school gym or auditorium that is decorated to match Prom theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Twist:<\/strong>\u00a0Have a Prom parade outside, complete with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/school-spirit\/parade-float-supplies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">floats<\/a>, cars, and limos decorated to match your Prom theme. Have groups of students ride together and announce each couple or attendee, just like at a traditional Grand March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Twists on Prom Traditions:&nbsp;Pre-Prom Photos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tradition:<\/strong>&nbsp;Groups of students meet at someone\u2019s house for a pre-Prom party. Parents take photos and see their children off to Prom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Twist:<\/strong>&nbsp;Create a Prom website for your school and designate a page where students can post their pre-prom photos or videos to share with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/NIK04921-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"Andersons Students\" class=\"wp-image-1955\" width=\"364\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/NIK04921-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/NIK04921-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Twists on Prom Traditions:&nbsp;Royalty Selection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tradition:<\/strong>\u00a0Schools elect a Prom King, Queen, and Court and present them with formal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/royalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">royalty<\/a> accessories, like crowns, tiaras, sashes, and scepters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Twist:&nbsp;<\/strong>Expand royalty titles to include things like \u201cCourt Jester,\u201d \u201cBest Prom Hair,\u201d and more. Create custom sashes to honor the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By adding some fun twists to your school\u2019s Prom traditions, you\u2019ll keep students engaged, make Prom more memorable, and maybe create some new traditions for future Prom goers to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Want to add some of these fun twists to your Prom traditions? We have you covered! Shop now at andersons.com!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prom is all about memories and traditions, but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t shake it up a little bit and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,22,23,641],"tags":[261,408,978,979],"class_list":["post-6253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school","category-prom","category-prom-planning","category-royalty-prom","tag-grand-march","tag-prom-planning","tag-prom-traditions","tag-promo-twists"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6253"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6255,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253\/revisions\/6255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.andersons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}